RISKS OF INFECTION BY COVID-19 BY WASTE COLLECTORS: REFLECTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF JEAN WATSON

Abstract

The objective was to reflect on the risks of infection by Sars-CoV-2 in the exercise of the role of waste collectors and their safety through preventive actions via health guidelines under the theoretical perspective of Jean Watson. This is a reflective study, whose references are the National Solid Waste Policy in Brazil, the coronavirus activity time and the theoretical perspective of Jean Watson. The content presented reflects on the risks of infection by Sars-CoV-2 to which waste pickers are subject on two categorical lines, namely: “The National Solid Waste Policy in force in Brazil and insecurity regarding Sars-CoV-2 ” and “Actions to prevent Sars-CoV-2 infection through health guidelines associated with the daily life of waste pickers from the theoretical perspective of Jean Watson”. It is concluded that the risks to which collectors are subject in their professional practice are minimized through the use of personal protective equipment and by washing and sanitizing hands, but the awareness of these individuals about the importance of adopting preventive measures in an appropriate manner it must be carried out through health guidelines anchored in the Theory of Transpersonal Care, as this presents its development from the subject to the subject.